Typhoon Intake
On The Tree
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: dayton ohio
i saw the typhoon on ebay also
but i was looking at the 102 or 106 throttle body set up they had
and was trying to figure out which way to go also
i have a truck manifold that came with my lm7 and am in need of info
plese keep posting good info on this subject
but i was looking at the 102 or 106 throttle body set up they had
and was trying to figure out which way to go also
i have a truck manifold that came with my lm7 and am in need of info
plese keep posting good info on this subject
If something is proven to work who cares about r&d? The chrs1313 ram air kit is just sheetmetal welded together and was tested at the track. The dyno numbers are there for this intake and I believe a guy that worked at edelbrock started it. Will it ever compare to a FAST 102? Probably not but as stated its a great budget intake that will outperform the LS6 everytime
On The Tree
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From: dayton ohio
ok i need to ask this
has anyone put up all these manifold on a set, and i mean use the same set during all testing time, of heads and ran the numbers????????
if so where can i find this info at as i would love to see it and make a choice as to which intake i would get to run on my build........... weather fuel injected or carbed
or can someone post up testing numbers
has anyone put up all these manifold on a set, and i mean use the same set during all testing time, of heads and ran the numbers????????
if so where can i find this info at as i would love to see it and make a choice as to which intake i would get to run on my build........... weather fuel injected or carbed
or can someone post up testing numbers
I have the 85mm satin finish Typhoon intake and have no complaints, I got the old version though so I had some fitment issues. Not a big deal though, instead of chopping up my crossover lines or getting new ones I just used a set of the truck intake gaskets that are plastic with o rings on each side and it raised the intake enough to clear everything and fits great.
Compared to the stock ls1 intake I noticed a better power range practically all the way around...however my comparison was on a cammed 5.3, not a stock engine. I also haven't had any issues with heat soak but I installed my ultra Z hood at the same time I switched intake's so I'm sure the cool air flowing over the intake has some affect.
Compared to the stock ls1 intake I noticed a better power range practically all the way around...however my comparison was on a cammed 5.3, not a stock engine. I also haven't had any issues with heat soak but I installed my ultra Z hood at the same time I switched intake's so I'm sure the cool air flowing over the intake has some affect.
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From: Marengo, Ia
I think its a shame that the typhoon has never really gotten a fair chance. If it had, then maybe some of the well known porters would have put some r&d into porting one, being that it's made of aluminum I'd bet that there's 2-3 times more material to work with. It's quite possible that a ported typhoon could make more power than even a ported fast, but it's never been done so know one really knows. And don't tell me it's impossible, if there's enough material in the right places it doesn't matter what name is on it or where it's made it can be ported to flow like crazy.
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Verdad Gallardo I think its a shame that the typhoon has never really gotten a fair chance. If it had, then maybe some of the well known porters would have put some r&d into porting one, being that it's made of aluminum I'd bet that there's 2-3 times more material to work with. It's quite possible that a ported typhoon could make more power than even a ported fast, but it's never been done so know one really knows. And don't tell me it's impossible, if there's enough material in the right places it doesn't matter what name is on it or where it's made it can be ported to flow like crazy.
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I would assume it's better than an ls6 and ported stock throttle body. Mainly because of the 85mm opening and 85mm throttle body. The ls6 intake/tb is pretty small.
I'm not sure about the heat soak though, I'm sure if you haul *** for 20 minutes it will soak. Someone should do a test, stick your AIT gauge inside the manifold, lol.
I'm not sure about the heat soak though, I'm sure if you haul *** for 20 minutes it will soak. Someone should do a test, stick your AIT gauge inside the manifold, lol.
Its been tested. someone here on ls1tech tested it and disproved the heatsoak theory. But I'm not defending this thing by any means I'm using it cause I got it cheap
Last edited by RenoReno2; Dec 5, 2011 at 04:26 AM.
Personally, I don't buy into the heat soak theory. You're bolting on a metal intake to metal heads to a metal block. I'd worry more about weight than heat soak, but that's just my opinion.
And again, absolutely nothing wrong with the typhoon. I'd be interested in it were composite plastic and had more reviews and dyno proven results here. It's a shame that there are not any bonafide competitors for FAST when it comes to composite plastic intakes for the LS1. They can charge $900 for their intake and ultimately, that's their price.
And again, absolutely nothing wrong with the typhoon. I'd be interested in it were composite plastic and had more reviews and dyno proven results here. It's a shame that there are not any bonafide competitors for FAST when it comes to composite plastic intakes for the LS1. They can charge $900 for their intake and ultimately, that's their price.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-ls1-o...s6-intake.html
Post#15
I measured intake temp one time and it was running about
50 degrees cooler than the water jacket / heads. The thermal
conduction through the bolts / gaskets is beat down by even
a little airflow.
Post#15
I measured intake temp one time and it was running about
50 degrees cooler than the water jacket / heads. The thermal
conduction through the bolts / gaskets is beat down by even
a little airflow.
Personally I dont think that the "heat soak" BS is going to be any sort of a real issue. Anything that flows better than a stock LS1 intake can only help these motors out.
Staging Lane
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Newark, CA
If someone were to step out of the ls motor setup, you'd notice most high hp and race applications on other cars use Aluminum intakes, not plastic. This heat soak theory ends there. Period.
Keep moving and lets talk about flow numbers can we?
Keep moving and lets talk about flow numbers can we?
We need to use the science in this thread... perhaps convective heat transfer?
How do you think a space heater works? It passes air past a heated coil. There's not a lot of residence time on the coil, but it manages to heat the air, right? Well the same can be said for air passing through a heated runner like when your intake manifold is metal and heats to 140 degrees (190 minus 50, thanks Jimmy Blue!)
Your intake air temperature is represented by the inlet temperature detected at the MAF or lid, depending on your application. After that, on a metal intake, air is heated from the throttle body all the way to the combustion chamber. So determine the amount of time air takes to pass from the inlet of the throttle body to the combustion chamber and we can start from there. I say start from there, because the distance to cylinder 1 compared to cylinder 7 is different. The computer depends on that IAT value to be correct based on a nylon intake manifold. Tuning can correct this discrepancy only to an extent.
Lets get some dyno data and calcs to support all this guessing
How do you think a space heater works? It passes air past a heated coil. There's not a lot of residence time on the coil, but it manages to heat the air, right? Well the same can be said for air passing through a heated runner like when your intake manifold is metal and heats to 140 degrees (190 minus 50, thanks Jimmy Blue!)
Your intake air temperature is represented by the inlet temperature detected at the MAF or lid, depending on your application. After that, on a metal intake, air is heated from the throttle body all the way to the combustion chamber. So determine the amount of time air takes to pass from the inlet of the throttle body to the combustion chamber and we can start from there. I say start from there, because the distance to cylinder 1 compared to cylinder 7 is different. The computer depends on that IAT value to be correct based on a nylon intake manifold. Tuning can correct this discrepancy only to an extent.
Lets get some dyno data and calcs to support all this guessing